S59 Championship Week

S59 Championship Week

yosh
SMJHL GM
just how deep do you believe? will you bite the hand that feeds?

05-28-2021, 08:21 PM (This post was last modified: 05-31-2021, 12:59 PM by yosh.)

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1. 3 TPE, PT Coupon for one CW Task

From reaching the $6000 goal for COTA Charity, write 3 words on why the SHL is the best

Easy, the SHL is the best because of its immaculate vibes

WC: 11

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3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

If real life versions of all 18 SHL team logos were entered into a fight, which would come out victorious and why? Which would be the first eliminated?

So right away, I honestly don't know how an aurora borealis is able to take damage or deal damage. I think it is safe to say that the Aurora would be disqualified just for not being able to fight.

The next out would probably be the human related logos. Either by human nature where they take each other out, or they foolishly think they can stand a chance against wolves, a raging bull, a buffalo, or a bunch of angry birds ready to swoop down and have human meat for lunch.

The barracuda would likely not survive outside of water unless this battle is happening on some pool float in the middle of the ocean. That's another out.

That brings up another point: how would a specter fight as well? I guess they'd be invincible from the fight in that case.

Anyhow, you have all of these land animals and bird animals, but is nobody gonna address the fact that there's a dragon? Unless it's one of those komodo dragons that can't fly or anything, I doubt there's any chance that the Dragon doesn't win out. Just breathe some fire and take out the land dwellers, use the size to take out the other birds, and that's an easy victory.

WC: 210

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5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

Which SHL or SMJHL team was the best team to not make the finals this season and why?

I think, without a doubt, it has to be the Hamilton Steelhawks. I would say they were one of the huge favorites to win the Challenge Cup this season (although, that's kinda been the case for the past few seasons), so to see them get upset by the Texas Renegades was a bit shocking. Not the most shocking, since the Renegades are, by all means, an incredibly strong team in their own right. Still, to see a Great Lakes juggernaut get upset like that is still really shocking to process. It will be really interesting to see how Texas does against the Stampede for sure.

WC: 105

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6. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

What's your prediction for this season's IIHF tournament? Which teams do you expect to do well (or not well)? Which players?

I honestly want to use this time to highlight my fellow Team Russia. I honestly think it'll be exciting to see how this team does given how this young core has performed in the SHL this season. Long John Donair and Vaseline Podcalzone were big names in the rookie scoring race this season, and with them uncapped and growing, along with a large batch of players that had uncapped last season, I can see Team Russia being the dark horse of this tournament. I mean, we did finish fourth last tournament, so this season would be a huge one to prove that Team Russia's success last year wasn't a fluke.

I honestly do not know enough about how players are going to perform, to be honest. I think your regular big names in the league are going to perform perfectly well, although the biggest wildcard is which players come in and surprise everyone with a massive performance in the tournament.

WC: 160

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12. Written, up to 4 TPE - Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. Which of these teams has stronger offensive firepower?

b. This is Texas’s first cup appearance since winning it in S36, while Buffalo is recovering from 2 recent final losses to Hamilton. Which team will have a bigger chip on their shoulder entering the finals.

c. Which of these two teams' brandings do you prefer? Take into account colors, logo, name, location, and anything else you consider relevant.

d. Would you rather have to spend a long weekend hanging out in Dallas or Buffalo? What would you do?

A. I think the Buffalo Stampede are the greater offensive juggernaut between the two teams. They have one of the best offensive defenseman in the league in Augustus Wang who, if I recall correctly, is currently leading his team in points. The Stampede truly can find offensive from anywhere in their roster. I don't think they really have a weak line.

WC: 60

B. Again, definitely Buffalo. As a Great Lakes team with such a stacked roster, that came really close to winning the Challenge Cup in recent seasons, I think the expectation is that they have to be able to prove themselves by winning a Challenge Cup here. I personally think that a Stampede loss in this Finals would be a bad upset for the team that's been having an insane season.

WC: 69

C. Texas' logo is alright, but that being said, the color palette being black and white doesn't seem as interesting. Buffalo's green and yellow colors work together really well, and their logo does the job really well. The team being branded as the Stampede also works pretty well since, well, the team is in Buffalo.

WC: 54

D. If it's in the summer, I wanna say Buffalo? It might be a hot take, but it is close to the Canadian border and Niagara Falls. On top of this, it's awfully close to Rochester, the home of the Garbage Plate, which looks like a great culinary experience. That being said, I think Buffalo in the winter is probably not that great, so in that case it would probably be Texas.

WC: 71

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16. hotdog's secret bonus weird prompt. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

If worst came to worst and the situation were dire....... you need nutrition....... you must consume your peers. If you had to eat another SHL player, who would you eat and why? (sorry in advance Julio)

Oh god, well, I know some folks will tell you to "eat the beeg yoshi" right, but since the instructions specifically state eat another player and not a user... yeah, I don't think Vaseline Podcalzone is all that tasty. So what player would I eat?

Oh god I'm sorry... but I'd probably have to eat Pasta the Turtle. It's cruel and I don't want to, but if it's the most dire, life or death, eat or die situation, then I think Pasta would be able to get me through it with his carbohydrates.

Thankfully, this is all just a totally hypothetical situation which ideally will never happen, which is wonderful. I don't think I could ever personally forgive myself for eating Pasta the Turtle.

WC: 124